自传
<p> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brooklyn">brooklyn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="december">december</span> 7,1941. <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>. <span word="i">i</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span>. <span word="i">i</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="punished">punished</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>.<span word="after">after</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="i">i</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vocational">vocational</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>① <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>. <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>.</p><p> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="i">i</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>. <span word="i">i</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>②<span word="and">and</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negro">negro</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negro">negro</span> <span word="race">race</span>. <span word="now">now</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>. <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="i">i</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="i">i</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="respect">respect</span>. <span word="from">from</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="i">i</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="negro">negro</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="also">also</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="i">i</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="african">african</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="because">because</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="french">french</span>, <span word="i">i</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="french">french</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="spanish">spanish</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="i">i</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="class">class</span>. <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="definite">definite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="education">education</span>.</p>
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